Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-09-15
FOREIGN

| IN Australian W0OibrOkel. John Stair
! enghi, has been arrested in San Francisco
| for forgeries on Melbourne bank ag-
gregating $4,000.
| The English government has assented
to the granting of subsidy of e45, 900
yearly to the Canadian Pacific Railway
for carrying the mails to and from the
East.
SARA BERNHARDr has been on a piIgri-
mage to Lourdes, and Parisians are spec
ulating as to whether she is about to re-
tire to a nunnery.
IT is reported that Ayoub Khan has
reached Kushak, where he will meet
the fatherly sirdar OF the Janaeshedis and
| Sniinit the old vr hiD urise to overrun At
ghanistan.
The newspapers all agree that the
| pobillzing experiment is a success. They
| say that if France had been in such a
condition for war in 1870 as she is now
| Germany would have found France her
| match.
ARCHBISHOP WALSH, of Dablin, in a
letter says the Irish land question is a
commercial and not a political question.
He declares Lord Ashbourne's purchase
scheme to be the most suitable one that
has yet been passed.
The peaceable condition of the Afghan
frontier enables General Komaroff, the
Russian commissioner, to return to ST..
Petersburg. The reports of skirmishes
between Herat and Russian troops are
without foundation.
THE union conservative clubs have ar
ranged for an autumn campaign to cover
the whole country. Meetings will be held
ir, OO0rfnr5, ivfv Of
parliament have consented to take the
| stump. This will be the greatest effort
ever made by the conservatives.
THE old quarrel of the Germans and
Czechs in Bohemia has received a fresh
impetus. The German delegates refuse
to attend the coming session of the diet.
or to acknowledge the validity of it's acts
unless the government guarantees pro-
lection of German rights.
AN official note issued by the Brazilian
legation indicates an intention ON the
part of the Brazilian government to sup
press an attempt made under the auspices
of Frenchmen in Guiana to found re-
public in the territory of Counania, be-
tween Brazil and Guiana.
IT is stated semlofficially that the Rus
sian Government, not obtaining The as
Scllb VI VIC pONSIS w ZIG PIOpOSSu LILO
sion of General Ernroth, will endeavor to
gain the adhesion of the European pow
ers to other plans for the settlement of
the Bulgarian question. The abdication
of Prince Ferdinand will be q necessary
result of the adoption of the Russian
policy.
The Irish National league meeting at
Ennis ended without riot. Ten thousand
| manila occQr,1T.IaH hnt tho hall of xuhi Ph
the meeting was to be held was guarded,
and the procession halted and speeches
made from carriages. A troop of hussars
CAUSED the crowd to return to Ennis, where
another speech was made. They were
followed by the troops and dispersed
quietly.
COMMENTING on the invitation received
by Mr.. Gladstone from the executive
committee to attend the centennial cele
bration at Philadelphia of the adoption
of the American constitution, The Lon
don Times says: "Englishmen will not
fail to greatfully recognize the kindly
feelings that prompted the invitation.
Wa are sorry that Mr.. Gladstone was
chosen, as he is unable to accept it, but
we find it difficult to discover how the
conclusion was arrived at that Mr.. Glad
stone was peculiarly fitted to represent
England on such an occasion.
EMPEROR FRANCIS JOSEPH arrived at
Neutre, Hungary. He was enthusiast
cally received by the people, who turned
out en- masse to welcome him. Many
addresses were presented to the Emperor.
One of them was from the Jewish inhab
itants, and in accepting it the Emperor
said: "Justice commands absolute equal
ity of rights for all Religions" In the
evening the Emperor was entertained at
banquet by the Archdukes Albrecht,
Wilhelm and Joseph. The town was
illuminated and the Emperor Was sere-
naded.